Wrestlers’ families NCAA Finals question...

[ItalianLion]

Did anyone else notice that most of the other finals wrestlers’ families seemed to have front row/floor seats vs the Penn State families that that to run down the stairs and plead their way thru security to hug their kids? Did ESPN give families have a choice to sit on the floor or stay in their “team sections”?

Not trying to create controversy, just curious...

 

[86PSUPaul]

I wondered the same thing. And I like how security tried to stop them, no way they would have stopped my wife, or most wrestling Moms!

 

[aalion]

I have absolutely no idea, but wouldn’t surprise me one bit to hear the families say “no - we want to sit with our extended PSU family”

Or maybe ESPN just didn’t have room for all of the PSU finalists families!

 

[pawrestlersintn]

I have absolutely no idea, but wouldn’t surprise me one bit to hear the families say “no - we want to sit with our extended PSU family”

Or maybe ESPN just didn’t have room for all of the PSU finalists families!

Ayup. See the fourth bullet in my message in the Cleveland thread. I think you are onto something.

 

[a_mshaffer]

Did anyone else notice that most of the other finals wrestlers’ families seemed to have front row/floor seats vs the Penn State families that that to run down the stairs and plead their way thru security to hug their kids? Did ESPN give families have a choice to sit on the floor or stay in their “team sections”?

Not trying to create controversy, just curious...

believe they had a choice to move down during 'their' match. Some/most chose not to move from their seats.

 

[Ian]

I saw the same thing but most of the “other” families did not have the incredible backing like the Nittany Nation. I’m sure the families wanted to remain with their fans.... I would have. Screw ESPN and their staging efforts.

 

[RoarLions1]

The immediate families get tickets from Penn State's allocation, and are always lower bowl. It's a short few steps to the floor in Cleveland, though none had the credentials to get past security. Hate to say it, but that's the world we live in today.